H6538

פֶּ֫רֶס

pe.resH:N-M

vulture

1) bird of prey 1a) perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

פֶּ֫רֶס noun [masculine] a bird of prey, perhaps bearded vulture (gypaelus barbatus, 'ossifrage' (TristrNHB 171; FFP 94; from tearing its prey); — for bidden as food Deut 14:12 = Lev 11:13 (H).


2 occurrences

Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1)